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Lebanon's migrant workers trapped between war and Kafala

For migrant workers in Lebanon, the bombs are only part of the danger. Many say they have already spent years trapped in abusive homes under the Kafala system

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02 June, 2026
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Kuwait to require employer okay for foreign staff to leave

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12 June, 2025
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Lebanese families abandon their migrant workers amid Israel war

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08 October, 2024
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Gulf states protest Netflix's 'The Goat Life', ignore kafala

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29 August, 2024
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Saudis hold Ethiopians 'inhumanly' pre-deportation: Amnesty

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17 December, 2022
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Migrant workers fight against sexual harassment in Lebanon

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29 November, 2022
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Lebanon's kafala workers are being deprived of the internet

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04 October, 2022
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Hundreds of Oman workers victims of human trafficking: study

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07 September, 2022
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Kenyan activist threatened with deportation from Lebanon

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06 August, 2022
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Abolishing Kafala must be a priority in Lebanon's elections

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Nia Evans

13 May, 2022
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18 women migrant workers died 'mysteriously' in Lebanon: NGO

The New Arab Staff
15 April, 2022
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Suing Kafala: Lebanon's modern-slavery system goes on trial

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William Christou

10 February, 2022
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Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 October, 2021
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Ethiopian domestic workers abandoned as Lebanon's economy flatlines

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18 June, 2020
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For domestic workers, Lebanon lockdown a recipe for abuse

Florence Massena
08 April, 2020
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Online 'slave trade' exposed in Kuwait

The New Arab
05 November, 2019
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Dubai man, 62, accused of raping domestic worker

The New Arab
13 December, 2017
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UK courting UAE despite human rights alarm

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14 November, 2017
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Kuwait 'deported tens of thousands of expats' in 2016-2017

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07 May, 2017
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Hundreds of 'tortured' Bangladeshi women flee Saudi Arabia

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